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Landlord and Tenant Guides What happens to a tenancy when a tenant dies? The death of a tenant does not determine the end of their tenancy, the interest instead remains in their personal representatives. Where the tenancy is joint If there are joint tenants and one dies, and the survivor occupies the property as their only or principle home; then under the right of survivorship, the surviving tenant […]

Landlord and Tenant Guides Landlords rights when tenants’ possessions are left in a property Many landlords assume that the possessions left by the tenant are now automatically theirs and as they can often look like unwanted rubbish many landlords will simply dispose of them. You need to be careful of what action you take to avoid any potential claim against by the former tenant in relation to the possessions. […]

Landlord and Tenant Guides What should a Tenancy Agreement include? A tenancy agreement gives certain rights to the landlords and tenants involved, as such it’s important that is clear so both parties understand it and negotiated effectively to make sure it complies with the law. Research carried out by The Citizens Advice Bureau revealed that nearly one in four tenants have received a tenancy agreement […]

Landlord and Tenant Guides Tips for first time Residential Landlords There is a fast-growing problem that many landlords within the United Kingdom are being faced with unexpected and challenging situations in relation to either their property or tenants. Statistics have revealed that more individuals are becoming landlords or taking out buy-to-let mortgages in order to keep up with the current housing market. With housing law […]

Landlord and Tenant Guides An Introduction to Deposit Protection Schemes for Landlords From 6th April 2007 it became compulsory for landlords to protect deposits in relation to residential assured shorthold tenancies, created on or after this date, within a government-authorised tenancy deposit protection scheme. This legal requirement was introduced by Section 213 of the Housing Act 2004 and aims; to protect landlords if their tenant were to […]